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A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

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A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

Mark Allen compiles rare 147 break at snooker worlds and earns lucky fan $33,000

Mark Allen compiles rare 147 break at snooker worlds and earns lucky fan $33,000

April showers bring ‘dirty rain’ to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away

April showers bring ‘dirty rain’ to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away

AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

Kings serenaded by another national anthem by harmonica chorus from Koreatown senior citizen center

Kings serenaded by another national anthem by harmonica chorus from Koreatown senior citizen center

Army suspends Wisconsin training base’s first female commander after Trump portrait flipped to wall

Army suspends Wisconsin training base’s first female commander after Trump portrait flipped to wall

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No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

Sweets from the sky! A helicopter marshmallow drop thrills kids in suburban Detroit

Sweets from the sky! A helicopter marshmallow drop thrills kids in suburban Detroit

US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can

US YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with a Diet Coke can

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Behind the story of the decades-long journey of xenotransplantation

Behind the story of the decades-long journey of xenotransplantation

Meet Jobu, the good luck charm behind the St. Louis Blues’ late-season run to the playoffs

Meet Jobu, the good luck charm behind the St. Louis Blues’ late-season run to the playoffs

A ‘fireball’ lights up Mexico City skies, sparking awe and plenty of memes

A ‘fireball’ lights up Mexico City skies, sparking awe and plenty of memes

A restaurant in Havana defies Cuba’s tech struggles with digital menus and a robot waitress

A restaurant in Havana defies Cuba’s tech struggles with digital menus and a robot waitress

See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

Spanish police arrest two people linked to cat smuggling ring based in Mallorca

Spanish police arrest two people linked to cat smuggling ring based in Mallorca

Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake

Elephants at San Diego safari park huddle to protect calves during earthquake

A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

A beloved pet tortoise is reunited with its family weeks after disappearing in a Mississippi tornado

Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne’s famous cathedral

Police detain 6 climbers who wanted to scale Cologne’s famous cathedral

Giant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida

Giant rodents cuddle with visitors at the Capybara Cafe in Florida

Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic error

Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic error

Foster mom is charged with abuse as authorities investigate whether a girl was traded for a monkey

Foster mom is charged with abuse as authorities investigate whether a girl was traded for a monkey

Man loses legal bid to cash in $59,500 in chips from now-defunct New Jersey casino

Man loses legal bid to cash in $59,500 in chips from now-defunct New Jersey casino

Boris Johnson gets a surprise peck from an ostrich in Texas

Boris Johnson gets a surprise peck from an ostrich in Texas

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